Fresh images have emerged purporting to show members of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's entourage attacking protesters angered over the government's handling of the Soma mine disaster.
An amateur video filmed during Mr Erdogan's visit to the site of the mining disaster appears to show two of his bodyguards punching an anti-government protester.
The video was shot after the prime minister was forced to take refuge in a grocery store as he was jeered while walking through a hostile crowd in the mining town on Wednesday. His car was then mobbed by protesters calling for his resignation.
One protester has since claimed that he was attacked by Mr Erdogan himself, although those claims have not been verified.
The allegations come as the death toll from Turkey's worst mining disaster rose to 238, with more bodies expected to be pulled from the mine in the coming hours.
Mr Erdogan's bodyguards appear to be punching one protester Separate images have previously emerged showing Yusuf Yerkel, an adviser to the prime minister, kicking a demonstrator as he is held on the ground by police officers during the visit.
Mr Yerkel released a statement on the attack which read: "I am sad I was not able to maintain my composure despite all the provocations, the insults and attacks to which I was exposed."
The images have fuelled public anger over the government's handling of the disaster, with many accusing political leaders of not demonstrating enough compassion.
A protester is kicked by an adviser to Turkey's PM during trouble in Soma The government is also accused of failing to address safety concerns within Turkey's mining industry. Just two weeks ago the ruling AK party rejected an opposition attempt to launch an inquiry into the safety standards at mines in Soma.
Mr Erdogan has rejected the allegations, saying such accidents are not uncommon and happen in other countries. He highlighted cases in 19th century Britain.
Mr Erdogan said: "These types of things in mines happen all the time.
"It's in its nature. It's not possible for there to be no accidents in mines. Of course we were deeply pained by the extent here."
Victims of the disaster are being buried in mass graves close to the mine Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in several Turkish cities for a second day on Thursday.
Police fired water cannon at tens of thousands of demonstrators in the capital Ankara and in the western city of Izmir.
Turkey's four biggest unions also held a one-day strike, alleging that workers' lives were put at risk by cost cuts.
In a joint statement, they said: "Hundreds of our workers have been left to die from the very beginning by being forced to work in cruel production processes to achieve maximum profits."
Protesters have accused Mr Erdogan of ignoring safety concerns Relatives in Soma, meanwhile, began to bury those killed in the disaster as emergency workers battled toxic fumes in their frantic search for those still missing.
An estimated 150 miners are still feared to be trapped inside the mine, although hopes are slim that they will be found alive.
The last survivor was pulled from the mine on Wednesday.
Those still trapped are thought to be some 1.2 miles (2km) below the surface and 2.5 miles (4km) from the mine entrance.
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